Looking ahead is a cardinal no-no for most NBA teams, especially the one from Utah.
     
But with a 99-81 Delta Center victory over Denver well in hand Tuesday night, who could blame the Jazz for having the Phoenix Suns in their front window even before the Nuggets had disappeared from their rearview mirror?

Heck, even coach Jerry Sloan reacted with enthusiasm when asked about tonight's game with the Western Conference's ninth-place Suns, who at 35-31 are just two games behind the 37-29, seventh-place Jazz in the race to secure a playoff berth by finishing among the conference's top eight.